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“The stain can happen if something gets savaged very far ahead of a release,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Platner being able choose his successor would stain that successor with Platner’s problems for the rest of the campaign!

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

"It is a stain on our history. Mothers, many young, vulnerable and without support were coerced, bullied or misled into feeling that they had no choice but to have their children taken away from them."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

"It is a stain on the conscience of humanity," added Callamard, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, and for the urgent deployment of an international force to protect civilians.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

I sank back and watched the stain spread.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The end of the Great Depression was just 25 years in our rearview mirror, but the stains were still easily seen throughout rural Kentucky.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

Resting in the sports hall in Villamanta, Margarita, 70, pointed to the stains on her T-shirt -- the same one she had been wearing for four days.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Wallace said she also found red stains on the mats, a nearby rowing machine and a Tesla charging plug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

They have been used in a range of consumer products since the 1940s, from clothing and cosmetics to food packaging and nonstick cookware, often as a slippery coating to repel water or stains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

He was very tall and very thin, dressed in a gray suit that had many dark stains on it.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

George Mallory is remembered with a stained glass window at St Wilfred's Church in Mobberley.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

PARIS—Billionaire tech investor Masayoshi Son was in despair three years ago—his reputation stained by bad startup bets and his company’s stock price cut in half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Their wings deserve a close inspection, as the translucent curved fixtures are inspired by stained glass windows.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Property damage looks like stained carpeting, unusual paint colors or damaged appliances.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

One corner of the brick was stained with smoke.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

She said Greenpeace had painted over rocks and soil, staining them.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

It doesn’t come on a school-issued bun, nor does it come with the staining might of tomato sauce and ground beef.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

She strolls in without makeup, fresh red hair dye staining her scalp, three glittering studs on her teeth that she flashes while talking as though she’s not being recorded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

To overcome this obstacle, the researchers designed a patent-pending staining approach that attaches traceable silver and bromine markers to widely used cellulose- and latex-based binders in graphite- and silicon-based anodes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026

She was still having difficulty breathing, and tears were running down her cheeks and neck, staining her blouse.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende